Mountain art

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Mountain Views

Objectives

Art

  • To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.

Geography

  • To describe and understand key aspects of physical geography including mountains.

Lesson Planning

Analyse mountain pictures and think about why artists choose to paint mountains.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To begin to analyse works of art from a range of artists through history using the language of art.
  • To consider why so many artists have chosen to depict mountain scenes in their creative works.

Children will:

  • Begin to use the language of art to analyse mountain pictures.
  • Consider why so many artists choose to paint mountain landscapes.

Provided Resources

  • Images of mountain art
  • Questions for art analysis
  • Art vocabulary

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.